Helga A. Gross, passed away on February 21, 2017 with her husband and daughter by her side.
Helga was born June 10, 1936 in Dresden, Germany and came to the USA in 1958 to marry her husband, also originally from Dresden, Germany. Helga was a loving and devoted wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She cared for her family while her husband worked for 20 years at Polaroid. They lived for many years in Whitman, Massachusetts while vacationing in Venice, Florida before moving permanently to Venice in 2013. She enjoyed traveling to Germany to spend time with family and friends, dancing, gardening, and caring for her family. Helga was a great cook and baker and worked for many years as a hairdresser.
Helga will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her husband of 59 years, Manfred of Venice, FL; her daughter Petra Luddy of Harwich, MA, Cape Cod; her son Andreas Gross and his wife Donna of Taunton, MA; three granddaughters Katrina Luddy, Leandra Eddy, and Brittany Nickerson; as well as a great-grandson Noah Eddy.
Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 2 to 3 pm followed by a service at 3 pm in the Silva Funeral Home 80 Broadway (at Saint Mary’s Square) in Taunton.
Burial will be private.
For expressions of sympathy or to sign an online guestbook, visit www.silvafuneralhome.com